Wednesday August 25

The weather today will be increasing clouds, with a high near 84 and a low around 63. Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm.  Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

The Garrett County Public Schools board has voted 3 to 1 to universally mandate masks in school until there is “low” or “moderate”-level transmission rate (according to the CDC tracker) for two consecutive weeks. You can see the details of the live stream here (beginning at 3:26:50).

Garrett College’s new basketball coach, Matt McCullough, will be the youngest head men’s basketball coach in the Maryland Junior College Athletic Conference.

Each August, the staff of Garrett County WIC (Women, Infants and Children’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program) join the rest of the nation in celebrating National Breastfeeding Month. This year’s theme is Protect Breastfeeding: A Shared Responsibility.

The weather in Garrett County changes SO quickly! Thank you to my friend Ed O’Connor for sharing his lakefront view!

The Garrett County Democratic Central Committee announced winners of its first-ever INSPIRATION Award: three Garrett County women – Chantelle Friend, Hannah Schroyer, and Elizabeth Sines.

The Mountain Fresh Summer Farmers Markets continue today from 10am – 1pm.

Tonight is Stage Wisp: The Terah Crawford Band and, also, at 7pm, is the MSDE Virtual Town Hall Meeting.

Tomorrow at 1pm, I’m planning to tune into the SBA Rural Entrepreneurship Online Panel Discussion.

 

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